🌱 DEDHAM: What's Happening (Mon, Oct 25)

Happy Monday, people of Dedham! Here's everything you need to know going on locally today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 60 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories in Dedham today:

1. Crews extinguish house fire in Dorchester, 11 people displaced (Boston 25 News)
2. Back on the farm: Harvest Hoopla returns to Randolph after year lost to COVID-19 (The Patriot Ledger)
3. OTR Segment 1: Boston Mayoral Candidate Michelle Wu (WCVB Boston)
4. Trial begins for son of former Quincy police detective accused of killing Massachusetts father (WCVB Boston)
5. Kid-friendly, adult-cool Halloween events around Boston & online (Boston Herald)
6. Parking wars: Another battle won (The Boston Globe)
7. Early Voting Begins in Boston Ahead of Election Day (NBC10 Boston)

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• Open Houses! (October 27)
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• Save 15 Percent On Boo-tiful Flowers This Halloween! (October 31)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll be back in your inbox soon with your next update! If you're feeling these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors into the fold. You can send them this link to subscribe.

Also, if you want to share the best places in town to trick-or-treat or your Halloween photos, please reach out!

— Mary Ellen Gambon

About me: I am a Freelance Massachusetts Editor covering the towns of Canton, Dedham, Norwood, Westwood and Walpole, MA. I am a Boston native who began my journalism career in 1994. I graduated from Boston University, where I received bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science. In 2002, I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a master's in public administration. I am a 1994 Pulliam Fellow, a national award given to 10 graduating college seniors who are pursuing careers in journalism. I previously was a staff reporter for Gazette Publications, Inc., The Dedham TImes, The Daily Transcript and The Parkway-West Roxbury Transcript. Over the past four years, I have been a freelance reporter at Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. and Gannett, Inc. covering greater Boston. I also write for The Hopkinton Independent.

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